Tonight at 7:00 pm my college radio station is broadcasting the original "War of the Worlds"

[sasquatch]

http://www.listen.to/wwsu
This is the won with Orson Welles by the way.

[nolabear]

1. COOL! What time zone?

I loved listening to that as a kid. It's just brilliant. I was fascinated as well by the story of how terrified people were by it when it originally broadcast, even though they frequently said it was radio theater. I guess it was an early example of how powerful the media is as a projective field for people's fears.

Do tell me the time zone; I just might tune in.

[sasquatch]

4. East Coast

[Moondog]

2. I would _love_ to get a recording, pod-cast, whatever, of that.

Not hinting, dude or dudette as the case may be, just saying that this is something that is really hard to find. Enjoy!

[Rabrrrrrr]

3. It's available all over the net, for free.

Just google "war of the worlds podcast" or "war of the worlds mp3"

[Moondog]

8. Excellent. Thanks. n/t

[Capn Sunshine]

5. Ok, it's on............

[sasquatch]

6. This is great!

:D

[Starbucks Anarchist]

7. I have the Welles version on vinyl.

Found it for a few bucks (great condition) at a thrift store.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

9. Psssst!

In college they usually grade you on syntax............... :)

[david13]

10. Woot. They tax the colege kids on there sins now? Whoo. Good

I'm not stil beck in colege. I'd hef to pay too much tex.
But I didn't like go to wwsu. I went to a different won.
Then I one a deploma.
dc

[sasquatch]

11. Hey, you try posting while drunk

:silly:

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

13. I realize

that being drunk is a big part of the college experience........... :)

[rurallib]

12. Heard it on Toronto radio 740 AM as I was going to bed last night

Always enjoy hearing it.

[WolverineDG]

14. Welles was a real genius

as I pointed out in another War of the Worlds thread, he correctly predicted what the audience would do...switch over to his show at the first commercial break of his competitor, which is the precise time he cut in with his "This just in" news segment.

dg

[spinbaby]

15. I know a man who heard the original

He's almost 90 now, but still very sharp.

[sasquatch]

16. What was his impression of the story?

[spinbaby]

17. He knew what it was

He said it was a radio show that he and his friends listened to regularly. The dance music came on and they thought it had been cancelled, but when they started in on the the invasion from Mars, they knew it was their regularly-scheduled show. He says, by the way, that they did NOT announce what the show really was before the broadcast. He went on to become a well-known science fiction writer in the 40s and 50s writing under the name of William Tenn and often gave a wonderful talk at science fiction conventions about listening to the War of the Worlds. I'm afraid his health is declining rapidly, though.